CHILDREN OF NATURE - dir. FRIDRIK THOR FRIDRIKSSON

Synopsis
An old man who lives by himself decides to give up farming and move to the city, where he has a difficcult time settling in and ends up in an old people's home. There he meets an old flame who dreams of being buried on the farm where she grew up, which has now been deserted for years. One night they flee together in search of adventure.

Original title: Börn náttúrunnar
English title: Children of nature
Genre: Drama
Language: Icelandic

Director: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson
Scriptwriter: Einar Már Gudmundsson, Fridrik Thór Fridriksson
Main cast: Gísli Halldórsson, Sigrídur Hagalín, Bruno Ganz, Egill Ólafsson, Kristinn Fridfinnsson, Rúrik Haraldsson, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir
Editor: Skule Eriksen
Cinematographer: Ari Kristinsson
Sound design: Kjartan Kjartansson
Music: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Producers: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson
Production company: Icelandic Film Corporation
Co-production company: Max Film Berlin, Metro Film Oslo

Country: Iceland
Sound: Dolby SR
Length: 85 minutes
Screening format: 35mm
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Premiere date and year: July 1. 1991

Awards and nominations
Oscar nomination 1992: Best Foreign Language Film
Felix European Film Prize 1991: Best original music score: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Nomination for the European actress of the year (Sigriður Hagalin)
Festival des Filmes du Monde 1991, Montréal, Canada: Best Artistic Contribution
Prize of the Nordic Film Institutes 1991, Lubeck, Germany
Festival International Henri Langlois 1992, Tours France: Best Actor (Gísli Halldórsson)
Mostra International del Film d'Autore, San Remo, Italy: Best Actor (Gísli Halldórsson), Audience Award - The Bronze Plate
The Nordic Film Festival 1992, Rouen: The Public Prize, The A.C.O.R. Prize (Association of Cinemas)
International Film Festival Troia 1992: Silver Dolphin-Best Film, Best Actor (Gísli Halldórsson)
FIPRESCI Award-Best Film
OCIC-Catholic Int. Association of Critics
Northern Light Festival: The Carl Dreyer Prize
Cologne International Film Festival 1993: The Public Prize
Stuttgart Natur Film Festival 1993: Grand Prix
The 10th Nordic Film Festival: Best Scandinavian Film 1991-1993
Yubari International Film Festival, Japan 1993: Grand Prix.